War stress wears out prostitutes

AAP ^ | 5/1/02 | Liza Kappelle

[Ranger]

PERTH prostitutes were reeling from exhaustion following an influx of United States sailors stressed from a stint in a war zone, a well-known madam said today.

Mary-Anne Kenworthy said she was forced to close the doors of her famous Langtrees brothel for only the third time ever yesterday because her prostitutes were so worn out they could no longer provide a quality service.

When she realised the sex workers just couldn't cope any more she closed Langtrees doors for a day rather than risk the brothel's reputation.

"We're the biggest and the best, I'd rather take nothing than offer a poor service," Ms Kenworthy said.

Langtrees did a week's business in just three days after 5500 American sailors disembarked in Fremantle on Sunday, many of them stressed from their encounter with war, she said.

Three US warships – the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis, the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal and the fast combat support ship USS Bridge – were returning from taking part in the war against terror.

"A lot of it was stres. They'd been in the war zone," Ms Kenworthy said.

"And they were a lot more agitated sexually because they'd been at sea too long.

"All the sex workers in Perth would have been exhausted."

Ms Kenworthy said she had to close the doors when she realised some sex workers were taking money when they were not up to the job.

"The girls were starting to refuse to have sex but still wanted money just for taking their clothes off."

Ms Kenworthy said she wished the US sailors would arrive in smaller numbers.

"I just wish they could dribble-feed the Yanks in, fly a thousand off at a time," she said.

"We usually find the Yanks are hard work but lots of fun, this time they needed the company too."

Ms Kenworthy said the last time she closed the brothel's doors was on December 31, 1999 so the girls could party.

AAP

[Scuttlebutt]

…that being in favor of fornication and prostitution puts you at odds with the entire 5,000-year tradition of Western Civilization.

I never served aboard Noah's Ark but it is my understanding that the crewmembers were granted liberty after 40 days and 40 nights at sea.

[PJ-Comix]

What I am objecting to is the attitude that what happens between sailors and prostitutes is in any way "normal" or that it has anything to do with maturity or masculinity. It is perverse, destructive, sinful, twisted. It is exploitive of the woman.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I can just picture you shouting out to sailors on shore leave: "Excuse me! What you are doing is perverse, destructive, sinful, and twisted. And, oh yeah, it is exploitive of the woman." That line of argument is sure going to make an impression (not) to a bunch of horny sailors who have been at sea for several months.

[PJ-Comix]

These guys go through war together, but they are so incapable of supporting one another that they need to find a prostitute to relieve "stress."

There is a name for sailors who support each other in such a way as to relieve this type of stress---"homos."

[Doe Eyes]

It is exploitive of the woman.

Who is taking who's money?

[monday]

"I wonder what the sailor's wives would think of this story! Same old, same old!"

Only unmarried sailors are allowed. Well, no point in assuming the worst in any case. Some guys are capable of fidelity.

[cynicom]

Well, what has Mama been doing these past many months, back stateside???

[Ranger]

Somebody told me prostitution is like software sales, 'you have it, you sell it, you still have it.'

[VRWC_minion]

I never served aboard Noah's Ark but it is my understanding that the crewmembers were granted liberty after 40 days and 40 nights at sea

That is how long the rain lasted. I think it was at least a year or more before they landed.

[shaggy eel]

,,, Arthur, the men who are quintessentially defending your right to freely voice your opinion of their post-campaign winding down behaviour don't need you to sit in judgement. I don't support prostitution personally but, on the other side of the coin, God has never said to me "Eel, there's six billion people on your planet, I'm delegating judgemental responsibility to you." Has he said anything along those lines to you recently - or at all?

[Scuttlebutt]

Ah shucks, you take all the fun out of sea story.

[shaggy eel]

Well, what has Mama been doing these past many months, back stateside???

Who's putting the cat among the pigeons? [LOL!]

[M Kehoe]

Can they file for "worker's comp"?

I'm glad I read the thread before I posted. Otherwise I would have wasted bandwidth.

I know, sometimes I crack me up.

5.56mm

[Arthur McGowan]

What did I say that was judgmental? I just pointed out some facts. I said nothing about the state of the soul of any individual--which is what "judgmental" means. Anyone who isn't disgusted with prostitution is out of touch with 50 centuries of Western Civilization, which is not just a peculiar prejudice of mine.

[A Navy Vet]

We got the same treatment in Bunbary, a little town south of Perth. We were the only ship there, and they treated us like royalty. They still remember WWII and what we did for them.

[shaggy eel]

Anyone who isn't disgusted with prostitution is out of touch with 50 centuries of Western Civilization, which is not just a peculiar prejudice of mine.

,,, surely, that statement in itself is passing judgement on someone with no fixed opinion on this issue, but generally well informed about other issues.

[shaggy eel]

,,, did you see the navy yard at Garden Island, south of Freemantle on your way to Bunbury?

[PsyOp]

LOL! Ping! Maybe they should get combat pay!

[PJ-Comix]

Anyone who isn't disgusted with prostitution is out of touch with 50 centuries of Western Civilization, which is not just a peculiar prejudice of mine.

Every century of which had plenty of prostitutes. Wasn't there even a wife of a Byzantine emperor who was a prostitute?

[xzins]

Nah, sounds like they were married.

[A Navy Vet]

I 've respected your opinion for many years at this site, but you are wrong in comparing pedophile priests with poor swabbies who have been stuck in a tin can for months on end, and seek some adult female companionship,